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<h2 class="heading2">Becoming Familiar with Plesk's Interface</h2>
<p class="bodytext">When you log in to control panel, it can open in either a <strong class="specialbold">standard view</strong>, a simplified <strong class="specialbold">desktop view</strong>, or a combination of both. The standard view is a customary view of the control panel divided into two main areas: navigation pane on the left and the main screen where operations are performed on the right.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The desktop view can show site statistics and shortcuts to the operations you frequently perform—everything you may need can now be accessible from a single screen.</p>
<p class="widegraphic"><img src="57495.png" alt="Client's desktop view" vspace="0" hspace="0" align="middle" border="1"></p>
<p class="bodytext">If your hosting plan includes the Web site creation and management service using Sitebuilder, the following shortcuts are also shown in your control panel's navigation pane:</p>
<ul class="listbullet"><li class="listbullet"><strong class="specialbold">Desktop</strong>. This provides shortcuts to the task-oriented wizards. Here you can perform any operations on your account and Web sites through the Sitebuilder system. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/using_desktop_interface.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/using_desktop_interface.htm</a>.</li><li class="listbullet"><strong class="specialbold">Users</strong>. Here you can add and manage user accounts and service plans for your customers. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/signing_up_customers.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/signing_up_customers.htm</a>.</li><li class="listbullet"><strong class="specialbold">Sites</strong>. Here you can add and manage sites. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/managing_sites.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/managing_sites.htm</a>.</li><li class="listbullet"><strong class="specialbold">Server</strong>. Here you can view and manage the following system settings:<ul class="listbullet2"><li class="listbullet2"><strong class="specialbold">Trial Sites Settings</strong>. Here you can configure settings for trial sites created by your prospective customers. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/setting_up_sitebuilder_wizard_for_anonymous_visits.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/setting_up_sitebuilder_wizard_for_anonymous_visits.htm</a></li><li class="listbullet2"><strong class="specialbold">Branding</strong>. Here you can configure the logo and title setting for your prospective customers. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/setting_up_logo_and_title_bar_text.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/setting_up_logo_and_title_bar_text.htm</a></li><li class="listbullet2"><strong class="specialbold">Notifications</strong>. Here you can configure settings for notifications sent by Sitebuilder to your users. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/configuring_email_message_sent_at_trial_site_publishing_attempt.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/configuring_email_message_sent_at_trial_site_publishing_attempt.htm</a>.</li><li class="listbullet2"><strong class="specialbold">Modules</strong>. Here you can view the list of available modules. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/viewing_and_configuring_sitebuilder_wizard_presets_and_modules.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/viewing_and_configuring_sitebuilder_wizard_presets_and_modules.htm</a>.</li><li class="listbullet2"><strong class="specialbold">Page Sets</strong>. Here you can view the list of available page sets. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/viewing_and_configuring_sitebuilder_wizard_presets_and_modules.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/viewing_and_configuring_sitebuilder_wizard_presets_and_modules.htm</a>.</li><li class="listbullet2"><strong class="specialbold">Site Families. </strong>Here you can view the list of available templates that combine design templates and page sets. For more information, see <a class="externalhyperlinktemplate" title="" href="http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/viewing_and_configuring_sitebuilder_wizard_presets_and_modules.htm" target="_blank">http://download1.parallels.com/SiteBuilder/4.0.0/doc/reseller/en_US/html/viewing_and_configuring_sitebuilder_wizard_presets_and_modules.htm</a>.</li></ul></li></ul><p class="bodytext">Also, on every domain management screen of your Plesk control panel, the <strong class="specialbold">Sitebuilder Wizard</strong> button is shown (<strong class="specialbold">Home &gt; </strong><strong class="placeholder">domain name</strong> <strong class="specialbold">&gt; Sitebuilder Wizard</strong>). You should use it for accessing the Sitebuilder Web site creation and management wizard. For more information, refer to the section <a id="h52330" class="jumptemplate" title="Creating and Publishing Web Sites Using Sitebuilder" href="52318.htm" target="_self">Creating and Publishing Web Sites Using Sitebuilder</a>.</p>
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<p class="relatedheading">In this section:</p><p class="relateditem"><a href="28348.htm" target="_self">Items in the Desktop View</a></p><p class="relateditem"><a href="17830.htm" target="_self">Items in the Standard View</a></p></td>
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